ACER INCORPORATED
2015 CONFLICT MINERALS REPORT
Introduction
Acer has developed this Conflict Minerals Report (CMR), covering the period from January 1 to
December 31 of 2015, for the purpose of describing our due diligence efforts on the source andchain of custody of the gold, columbite-tantalite (coltan), cassiterite, wolframite, tantalum, tin,
and tungsten (collectively referred to as “3TG”) contained in our products that we have reason tobelieve may have originated from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (“DRC”) or an adjoining
country (collectively defined as the “Covered Countries”) and may not have come from recycled or
scrap sources.
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Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry (RCOI)
Acer conducted a reasonable country of origin inquiry (RCOI) that employed a combination of
measures to determine whether the necessary 3TG in Acer’s products originated from the
Covered Countries. As a member of the Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative (CFSI), Acer’s primarymeans of determining country of origin of necessary 3TG was by conducting a supply-chain survey
with direct suppliers using the CFSI Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (CMRT). The smelters or
refiners (SORs) that were identified as part of this supply chain survey were compared to the listof known SORs that is maintained by the CFSI and those that have had their mines of origin
verified by the Conflict-Free Smelter program (CFSP).
Due to the results of its RCOI, Acer has reason to believe that its necessary 3TG may haveoriginated in the DRC or Covered Countries and has reason to believe that they may not be fromrecycled or scrap sources. Consequently, Acer has exercised due diligence on the source and chainof custody of its necessary 3TG that conforms to a nationally or internationally recognized due
diligence framework, and describes those activities in this CMR.

Design of Acer’s Due Diligence Measures
Acer developed and implemented a conflict minerals due diligence program to help protect
human rights and to avoid contributing to conflict in the DRC or Covered Countries as a result ofits decision when sourcing the necessary 3TG for the manufacture of its products. Acer designed
its due diligence measures to be in conformance with the internationally recognized due diligenceframework in the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from
Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (“OECD Guidance”) and related Supplements for each of
the minerals as they relate to downstream companies in the supply chain.
As a brand company, Acer’s supply chain has multiple tiers between the company and the mines.
Acer does not purchase raw ore or unrefined 3TG, and does not purchase materials in the DRC or
Covered Countries. The origin of 3TG cannot be determined with any certainty once the raw ores
are smelted, refined and converted to ingots, bullion or other conflict mineral containing
derivatives. The SORs are consolidating points for raw ore and are in the best position in the total
supply chain to know the origin of the ores. Our supplier engagement includes the suppliers withwhich Acer has a direct relationship and has influence over purchasing decisions. These suppliers
are considered first tier and we rely on them to help us identify and assess the risk in the supply
chain and provide information on the SORs that supply the 3TG contained in our products.
Acer’s due diligence includes the following elements of the 5-Step OECD Framework:
1. Establish strong company management systems;
Adopt and commit to a supply chain policy for identifying and managing risks, structureinternal management systems to support supply chain due diligence, establish a system ofcontrols and transparency over the supply chain, strengthen company engagement with
suppliers, and establish a grievance mechanism.
2. Identify and assess risks in the supply chain;
Identify the SORs in the supply chain, identify the scope of the risk assessment of themineral supply chain, assess whether the SORs have carried out all elements of due
diligence, and where necessary, carry out joint spot checks at the mineral SOR’s own
facilities.

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3. Design and implement a strategy to respond to identified risks;
Report findings to designated senior management, devise and adopt a risk management
plan, implement the risk management plan, monitor and track performance of risk
mitigation, report back to designated senior management and consider suspending or
discontinuing engagement with a supplier after failed attempts at mitigation, andundertake additional fact and risk assessments for risks requiring mitigation or after achange of circumstances.
4. Carry out independent third-party audit of smelter/refiner’s due diligence practices; andPlan an independent third party audit of the SOR’s due diligence.
5. Report annually on supply chain due diligence.
Annually report or integrate, where practicable, into annual sustainability or corporate
responsibility reports, additional information on due diligence.
Description of Due Diligence Measures Performed
During the reporting period, Acer performed the following due diligence measures:
1. Established strong company management systems
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Continued support of an internal team that includes oversight by senior staff tomanage all aspects of Acer’s conflict minerals due diligence program;
Reviewed Acer’s conflict minerals policy to ensure continued relevancy in the thirdyear of the program (available on Acer’s sustainability website);
Continued to maintain and monitor a grievance mechanism via Acer’s general
corporate responsibility email address (cr@acer.com) to be used specifically by any
interested party (e.g. affected person or whistleblower) to raise concerns regarding
business conduct in Acer’s supply chain, including in relation to the extraction andsupply of minerals; andProvided follow-up training on its conflict minerals policy, procedure and global
trend to all of the internal personnel with responsibility over conflict minerals
program activities as well as all of the 1st tier suppliers over which Acer has direct
influence.

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2. Identify and assess risks in the supply chainConducted Acer’s fourth conflict minerals survey, requesting information on Acer’s
supply chain using the CMRT and received 95% direct supplier response rate. Dueto the onboarding of several new suppliers with limited conflict minerals
experience, Acer was unable to achieve a 100% response rate in 2015. Acer willcontinue to build capacity with these suppliers to ensure a response during thenext survey round. We increased the response rate from 87% to 95% in 2015. For
the suppliers that did not respond, we deducted points from their 2015 CSR
scorecard to guide them to take actions to complete the CMRT;

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Consolidated the supplier survey responses and compared the results with the CFSI
known SOR lists and the CFSP to verify true SORs, mines of origin, and to determine
the conflict-free status;
Acer continues to conduct audits to verify the presence of an implemented due
diligence program, including the existence of their own conflict minerals policy,
evidence of the design and implementation of supply chain due diligence programthat includes a risk management plan to identify and address red flags, andexistence of conflict minerals reporting;Continued conducting research on alleged SORs, contacting them via telephone
and/or email to verify them as true SORs, identifying SOR alias names and relatingthem to alleged or true SORs, contacting alleged SORs via telephone, email or
conduct onsite visits to encourage them to cooperate with the CFSI and participate
in the CFSP, and assisting SORs with initiating participation in the CFSP; andWhile assessing our SORs for 2015, we became aware of two high-risk SORs that
required action. Due to the findings described below, in 2016, we directed our
suppliers to discontinue all business with these high-risk SORs.
i. Fidelity Printers and Refiners was found to be linked to Sino Zimbabwe
Development (Pvt) Ltd via a $500M partnership launched in 2009. Due tohuman rights concerns, Sino Zimbabwe was listed on the Specially
Designated Nationals List by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of
the US Department of the Treasury, which administers and enforces trade
sanctions on individuals and entities that are threats to national security,
foreign policy, or the economy of the United States. Acer has determined4that it shall prohibit the existence in its supply chain of any links to OFAC
listed entities.
ii. In April 2015, the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) removed Kaloti
Precious Metals from its Dubai Good Delivery List due to not meeting
DMCC’s practical guidance for market participants in the gold and precious
metals industry. This brought into question the refiner’s ability to meet theOECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals
from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas and its status with respect toother social and ethical expectations.
3. Design and implement a strategy to respond to identified risks

Improved our supplier feedback to include specific line-by-line status of each SOR
identified by our suppliers asking them to review and engage with whom we
identified for “outreach required” as part of Acer’s conflict minerals due diligenceprocess;
Implemented conflict minerals key performance indicators (KPIs) within Acer’s
supplier CSR scorecard to minimize risk by driving better due diligence andreporting within the supply chain. A summary of the results of our supplier CSR
scorecards is provided in Table 1 below; andTable 1: CSR Scorecard Results
Score Category
Needs improvement immediately
Needs Improvement
Good
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Score
<7
7-8
9-10

Suppliers
3%
25%
71%

Finalized Acer’s risk management plan in May or 2016. The plan includes a list of
conditions which constitute red-flag conditions for Acer, recommended corrective
action and KPIs to measure progress.

4. Carry out independent third-party audit of smelter/refiner’s due diligence practices
Continued financial support of the CFSP as an active member of the EICC.

55. Report annually on supply chain due diligence

Published an updated list of known SORs that have been identified in Acer’s supply
chain as a result of its due diligence measures, along with a status of each SOR (seeAppendix B); andReported on Acer’s supply chain due diligence via this CMR.

In-Region Clean Minerals Trade
Acer continues to believe that projects and organizations that seek to boost economic
development and help stabilize the Great Lakes Region, as well as develop systems thatfeed into the CFSI tools and processes are essential. As a result, Acer continues to follow
and/or support the organizations below.
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ICGLR-OECD-UN Joint Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains to learn about
experiences with regards to implementing the OECD Guidance and opportunities tocontribute to in-region programs; andPublic-Private Alliance for Responsible Minerals Trade (PPA), an organization whose
goal is to award funding for in-region programs that seek to spur economic
development and develop minerals tracing systems

Results of Due Diligence Measures
As a result of its due diligence measures in 2015, Acer was able to identify 299 unique SORs in its
supply chain that it has reason to believe are legitimate SORs. Acer based this decision off of theinformation received through the consolidation of its supplier survey responses and industry
information made available to it through its CFSI membership and working group participation.
For the 2015 reporting year, Acer is providing additional detail regarding the known SORs in its
supply chain. Figure 1 includes a chart of our progress year-over-year and Figure 2 includes a chartof the individual metal performance for the current reporting year. Both charts include the SOR
status as of May 3, 2016 and clearly show the excellent progress Acer has made as a result of its
due diligence efforts.

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Smelter Quantity

Figure 1: Progress
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0

OutreachParticipating
Compliant

2013

2014
Year

2015

*Status is defined as follows:
Compliant: Smelters or refiners that are compliant with the Conflict-Free Smelter Program (CFSP) assessment protocols or havebeen validated by a similar validation program (e.g., the London Bullion Market Association’s Responsible Gold Programme or the
Responsible Jewelry Council’s Chain-of-Custody Certification Program)Participating: Smelters and refiners that have committed to undergo a CFSP audit or that are in communication
Outreach: Smelters or refiners that have not agreed to participate, but Acer is assisting with targeted outreachFigure 2: 2015 Status, by metal
Smelter Quantity

140
120
OutreachParticipating
Compliant

100
80
60
40
20
0
Gold

Tantalum

Tin

Tungsten

Metal*Status is defined as follows:
Compliant: Smelters or refiners that are compliant with the Conflict-Free Smelter Program (CFSP) assessment protocols or havebeen validated by a similar validation program (e.g., the London Bullion Market Association’s Responsible Gold Programme or the
Responsible Jewelry Council’s Chain-of-Custody Certification Program)Participating: Smelters and refiners that have committed to undergo a CFSP audit or that are in communication
Outreach: Smelters or refiners that have not agreed to participate, but Acer is assisting with targeted outreachAcer included the following appendices to this CMR that provide additional details on the direct
suppliers and SORs in Acer’s supply chain:Appendix A – Supply Chain Indicators – additional metrics Acer has identified to trackprogress within its supply chain.
Appendix B – Smelter/Refiner List & Countries of Origin – the complete list of SORs thatwere confirmed to be part of Acer’s supply chain during the 2015 reporting period,
including their location and status. The list also includes the known countries of origin for
those SORs whose 3TG sourcing origins have been validated by the CFSP.
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Future Due Diligence and Risk Mitigation Measures
Acer will continue to take steps during the next reporting period to improve the due diligence
conducted and further mitigate the risk in its supply chain, including:Continue working with suppliers to increase the accuracy of SOR identification, support
SOR engagement, and drive them to source from SORs with a conflict-free status;
Continue to identify and engage true SORs to encourage them to participate in the CFSP,
with the goal of obtaining a conflict-free status;Continue supplier audits to evaluate conflict minerals policies and practices within the
supply chain downstream from the SORs.

Continue to refine conflict minerals due diligence KPIs included in Acer’s direct suppliercorporate social responsibility scorecard, to prioritize conflict minerals and drive
continuous improvement; andInvestigate the potential of using publically available incident report summaries toaccompany Acer’s due diligence program to further address risk upstream.

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8Appendix A – Supply Chain Indicators
Indicator

Result2014

2015

Number of supplier audits conducted

72

71

Number of suppliers in compliance with
Acer's policy or program

63

65

Percentage of suppliers that have adopted a
conflict minerals policy

96%

97%

- Policy is publically available on supplier’s
website81%

78%

Suppliers that have required their direct
suppliers to source from smelters validated
by an independent third party audit

60%

84%

Percentage of validated smelters in the
supply chain that are known to not besourcing from covered countries

39%

52%

Percentage of validated smelters in the
supply chain that are known to be sourcing
from covered countries

8%

11%

Quantity of smelters that are known to besourcing from covered countries (Percentagethat are validated)

20 (100%)

23 (100%)

9Appendix B – Smelter/Refiner List
As part of Acer’s conflict minerals due diligence efforts, we have published a list of the tantalum, tin, tungsten andgold smelters/refiners that have been confirmed to be present in our supply chain. On an annual basis, this list will be
updated with the latest status. For the most current information on each smelter/refiner, please visit the ConflictFree Sourcing Initiative website at www.conflictfreesourcinginitiative.org.
*Each status is defined as follows:
Compliant: Smelters or refiners that are compliant with the Conflict-Free Smelter Program (CFSP) assessment protocols or havebeen validated by a similar validation program (e.g., the London Bullion Market Association’s Responsible Gold Programme or the
Responsible Jewelry Council’s Chain-of-Custody Certification Program)Participating: Smelters and refiners that have committed to undergo a CFSP audit or that are in communication
Outreach: Smelters or refiners that have not agreed to participate, but Acer is assisting with targeted outreach

Metal
Gold

Smelter Name
Advanced Chemical Company

Status*Participating

Country
UNITED STATESGold

Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.

Compliant

JAPAN

Gold

Aktyubinsk Copper Company TOO

Outreach

KAZAKHSTANGold

Al Etihad Gold Refinery DMCC

Outreach

UNITED ARAB EMIRATESGoldAllgemeine Gold-und Silberscheideanstalt A.G.

Compliant

GERMANYGold

Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC)

OutreachUZBEKISTAN

Gold

AngloGold Ashanti Córrego do Sítio Mineração

Compliant

BRAZILGold

Argor-Heraeus SA

Compliant

SWITZERLAND

Gold

Asahi Pretec Corporation

Compliant

JAPAN

Gold

Asahi Refining Canada Limited

Compliant

CANADAGold

Asahi Refining USA Inc.

Compliant

UNITED STATESGold

Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.

Compliant

JAPAN

Gold

Atasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.

Outreach

TURKEYGold

Aurubis AG

Compliant

GERMANYGold

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)

Compliant

PHILIPPINES

Gold

Bauer Walser AG

Outreach

GERMANYGold

Boliden AB

Compliant

SWEDENGold

C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG

Compliant

GERMANYGold

CaridadOutreach

MEXICOGold

CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation

Compliant

CANADAGold

Cendres + Métaux SA

Participating

SWITZERLAND

Gold

Chimet S.p.A.

Compliant

ITALY

Gold

Chugai Mining

Participating

JAPAN

Gold

Daejin Indus Co., Ltd.

Participating

SOUTH KOREA

Gold

Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd.

Outreach

CHINA

Gold

DODUCO GmbH

Compliant

GERMANY

Gold

Dowa

Compliant

JAPAN

Gold

DSC (Do Sung Corporation)

Participating

KOREA, REPUBLIC OFGold

Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd.

Compliant

JAPAN

Gold

Elemetal Refining, LLC

Compliant

UNITED STATESGoldEmirates Gold DMCC

Compliant

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
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MetalSmelter Name

Status*CountryGold
Gold

Faggi Enrico S.p.A.
Fidelity Printers and Refiners Ltd.

Participating
Outreach

ITALY
ZIMBABWEGold

Gansu Seemine Material Hi-Tech Co., Ltd.

Outreach

CHINA

Gold

Geib Refining Corporation

Outreach

UNITED STATESGold

Great Wall Precious Metals Co., Ltd. of CBPM

Outreach

CHINA

Gold

Guangdong Jinding Gold Limited

Outreach

CHINA

Gold

Guoda Safina High-Tech Environmental Refinery Co., Ltd.

Outreach

CHINA

Gold

Hangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd.

Outreach

CHINA

Gold

Heimerle + Meule GmbH

Compliant

GERMANYGold

Heraeus Ltd. Hong Kong

Compliant

CHINA

Gold

Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG

Compliant

GERMANYGold

Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.

Outreach

CHINA

Gold

Participating

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF

Outreach

CHINA

Gold

Hwasung CJ Co., Ltd.
Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share
Company Limited
Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd.

Compliant

JAPAN

Gold

Istanbul Gold Refinery

Compliant

TURKEY

Gold

Japan Mint

Compliant

JAPAN

Gold

Jiangxi Copper Company Limited

Compliant

CHINA

Gold

JSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant

Compliant

RUSSIAN FEDERATIONGoldJSC Uralelectromed

Compliant

RUSSIAN FEDERATIONGold

JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.

Compliant

JAPAN

Gold

Kaloti Precious Metals

Outreach

UNITED ARAB EMIRATESGold

Kazakhmys Smelting LLC

Outreach

KAZAKHSTAN

Gold

Kazzinc

Compliant

KAZAKHSTAN

Gold

Kennecott Utah Copper LLC

Compliant

UNITED STATESGold

KGHM Polska Miedź Spółka Akcyjna

Outreach

POLANDGold

Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd.

Compliant

JAPAN

Gold

Korea Metal Co., Ltd.

Participating

KOREA, REPUBLIC OFGold

Kyrgyzaltyn JSC

Outreach

KYRGYZSTANGold

L' azurde Company For Jewelry

Outreach

SAUDI ARABIAGold

Lingbao Gold Company Limited

Outreach

CHINA

Gold

Lingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co., Ltd.

Outreach

CHINA

Gold

LS-NIKKO Copper Inc.

Compliant

KOREA, REPUBLIC OFGold

Luoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co., Ltd.

Outreach

CHINA

Gold

Materion

Compliant

UNITED STATESGold

Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.

Compliant

JAPAN

Gold

Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Gold

Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd.

Compliant

SINGAPOREGold

Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd.

Participating

CHINA

Gold

Metalor Technologies SA

Compliant

SWITZERLAND

Gold

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MetalSmelter Name

Status*CountryGold
Gold

Metalor USA Refining Corporation
METALÚ RGICA MET-MEX PEÑ OLES, S.A. DE C.V

CompliantCompliant

UNITED STATESMEXICOGold

Mitsubishi Materials Corporation

Compliant

JAPAN

Gold

Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.

Compliant

JAPAN

Gold

MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd.

Compliant

INDIA

Gold

Morris and Watson

Outreach

NEW ZEALANDGold

Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant

Compliant

RUSSIAN FEDERATIONGold

Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.Ş.

Compliant

TURKEYGold

Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat

OutreachUZBEKISTANGold

Nihon Material Co., Ltd.

Compliant

JAPAN

Gold

Ö gussa Ö sterreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH Compliant

AUSTRIAGold

CompliantJAPAN

Compliant

RUSSIAN FEDERATIONGold

Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd.
OJSC "The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant"(OJSC Krastsvetmet)
OJSC Kolyma Refinery

Outreach

RUSSIAN FEDERATIONGoldOJSC Novosibirsk Refinery

Compliant

RUSSIAN FEDERATIONGold

PAMP SA

Compliant

SWITZERLAND

Gold

Penglai Penggang Gold Industry Co., Ltd.

Outreach

CHINA

Gold

Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals

Compliant

RUSSIAN FEDERATIONGoldPT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk

Compliant

INDONESIAGold

PX Précinox SA

Compliant

SWITZERLAND

Gold

Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.

Compliant

SOUTH AFRICAGold

Republic Metals Corporation

Compliant

UNITED STATESGoldRoyal Canadian Mint

Compliant

CANADAGold

Sabin Metal Corp.

Outreach

UNITED STATESGold

Samduck Precious Metals

Participating

KOREA, REPUBLIC OFGold

SAMWON Metals Corp.

Participating

KOREA, REPUBLIC OFGoldSAXONIA Edelmetalle GmbH

Outreach

GERMANYGold

Schone Edelmetaal B.V.

Compliant

NETHERLANDSGoldSEMPSA Joyería Platería SA

Compliant

SPAIN

Gold

Shandong Tiancheng Biological Gold Industrial Co., Ltd.

Outreach

CHINA

Gold

Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Gold

Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Gold

Singway Technology Co., Ltd.

Compliant

TAIWANGold

So Accurate Group, Inc.

Outreach

UNITED STATESGoldSOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals

Compliant

RUSSIAN FEDERATIONGold

Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp.

Compliant

TAIWANGold

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.

Compliant

JAPAN

Gold

T.C.A S.p.A

Compliant

ITALY

Gold

Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.

Compliant

JAPAN

Gold

The Refinery of Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Gold

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MetalSmelter Name

Status*CountryGold
Gold

Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd.
Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd.

CompliantOutreach

JAPAN
CHINA

Gold

Torecom

Participating

KOREA, REPUBLIC OFGold

Umicore Brasil Ltda.

Compliant

BRAZILGold

Umicore Precious Metals Thailand

Compliant

THAILANDGold

Umicore SA Business Unit Precious Metals Refining

Compliant

BELGIUM

Gold

United Precious Metal Refining, Inc.

Compliant

UNITED STATESGold

Valcambi SA

Compliant

SWITZERLAND

Gold

Western Australian Mint trading as The Perth Mint

Compliant

AUSTRALIAGold

WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH

Outreach

GERMANYGold

Yamamoto Precious Metal Co., Ltd.

Compliant

JAPAN

Gold

Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd.

Compliant

JAPAN

Gold

Yunnan Copper Industry Co., Ltd.

Outreach

CHINA

Gold

Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation

Compliant

CHINA

Gold

Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. Gold Refinery

Compliant

CHINA

Tantalum

Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Tantalum

Conghua Tantalum and Niobium Smeltry

Compliant

CHINA

Tantalum

D Block Metals, LLC

Compliant

UNITED STATESTantalum

Duoluoshan

Compliant

CHINA

Tantalum

Exotech Inc.

Compliant

UNITED STATESTantalum

F&X Electro-Materials Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Tantalum

FIR Metals & Resource Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Tantalum

Global Advanced Metals Aizu

CompliantJAPAN

Tantalum

Global Advanced Metals Boyertown

Compliant

UNITED STATESTantalum

Guangdong Zhiyuan New Material Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Tantalum

H.C. Starck Co., Ltd.

Compliant

THAILAND

Tantalum

H.C. Starck GmbH Goslar

Compliant

GERMANY

Tantalum

H.C. Starck GmbH Laufenburg

Compliant

GERMANY

Tantalum

H.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbH

Compliant

GERMANY

Tantalum

H.C. Starck Inc.

Compliant

UNITED STATESTantalum

H.C. Starck Ltd.

CompliantJAPAN

Tantalum

H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co.KG

Compliant

GERMANY

Tantalum

Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Tantalum

Hi-Temp Specialty Metals, Inc.

Compliant

UNITED STATESTantalum

Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Tantalum

JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Tantalum

Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Tantalum

Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Tantalum

KEMET Blue Metals

Compliant

MEXICO

Tantalum

KEMET Blue Powder

Compliant

UNITED STATESTantalum

King-Tan Tantalum Industry Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA
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MetalSmelter Name

Status*Country

Tantalum
Tantalum

LSM Brasil S.A.
Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd.

CompliantCompliant

BRAZIL
INDIA

Tantalum

Mineração Taboca S.A.

Compliant

BRAZIL

Tantalum

Mitsui Mining & Smelting

CompliantJAPAN

Tantalum

Molycorp Silmet A.S.

Compliant

ESTONIA

Tantalum

Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Tantalum

Plansee SE Liezen

Compliant

AUSTRIA

Tantalum

Plansee SE ReutteCompliant

AUSTRIA

Tantalum

QuantumClean

Compliant

UNITED STATESTantalumResind Indústria e Comércio Ltda.

Compliant

BRAZIL

Tantalum

RFH Tantalum Smeltry Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Tantalum

Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO

Compliant

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Tantalum

Taki Chemicals

CompliantJAPAN

Tantalum

Telex Metals

Compliant

UNITED STATESTantalum

Tranzact, Inc.

Compliant

UNITED STATESTantalum

Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC

Compliant

KAZAKHSTAN

Tantalum

XinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Tantalum

Yichun Jin Yang Rare Metal Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Tantalum

Zhuzhou Cemented Carbide

Compliant

CHINA

Tin

Alpha

Compliant

UNITED STATESTin

An Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing Company

Participating

VIET NAM

Tin

Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Company Limited

Participating

CHINA

Tin

China Tin Group Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Tin

CNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co., Ltd.

Outreach

CHINA

Tin

Cooperativa Metalurgica de Rondônia Ltda.

Compliant

BRAZILTin

CV Ayi Jaya

Compliant

INDONESIATin

CV Dua Sekawan

Participating

INDONESIATin

CV Gita Pesona

Compliant

INDONESIATin

CV Serumpun Sebalai

Compliant

INDONESIATin

CV United Smelting

Compliant

INDONESIATin

CV Venus Inti Perkasa

Compliant

INDONESIA

Tin

CompliantJAPAN

Participating

VIET NAM

Tin

Dowa
Electro-Mechanical Facility of the Cao Bang Minerals &Metallurgy Joint Stock Company
Elmet S.L.U. (Metallo Group)

Compliant

SPAIN

Tin

EM Vinto

Compliant

BOLIVIA

Tin

Estanho de Rondônia S.A.

Participating

BRAZILTin

Feinhütte Halsbrücke GmbH

Participating

GERMANY

Tin

Fenix Metals

Compliant

POLANDTin

Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC

Participating

CHINA

Tin

Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Tin

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Smelter Name
Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd.

Status*OutreachCountry
CHINA

Tin
Tin

Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd.
Huichang Jinshunda Tin Co., Ltd.

Outreach
Outreach

CHINA
CHINA

Tin

Jiangxi Ketai Advanced Material Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Tin

Linwu Xianggui Ore Smelting Co., Ltd.

Outreach

CHINA

Tin

Magnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.

Compliant

BRAZILTin

Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)

Compliant

MALAYSIA

Tin

Melt Metais e Ligas S/ACompliant

BRAZIL

Tin

Metahub Industries Sdn. Bhd.

Outreach

MALAYSIA

Tin

Metallic Resources, Inc.

Compliant

UNITED STATES

Tin

Metallo-Chimique N.V.

Compliant

BELGIUM

Tin

Mineração Taboca S.A.

Compliant

BRAZILTin

MinsurCompliant

PERU

Tin

Mitsubishi Materials Corporation

Compliant

JAPAN

Tin

Nankang Nanshan Tin Manufactory Co., Ltd.

Outreach

CHINA

Tin

Nghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company

Participating

VIET NAM

Tin

O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

Compliant

THAILAND

Tin

O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.

Compliant

PHILIPPINES

Tin

Operaciones Metalurgical S.A.

Compliant

BOLIVIATin

Phoenix Metal Ltd.

Participating

RWANDATin

PT Alam Lestari Kencana

Outreach

INDONESIATin

PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera

Compliant

INDONESIATin

PT Artha Cipta Langgeng

Compliant

INDONESIATin

PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya

Compliant

INDONESIATin

PT Babel Inti Perkasa

Compliant

INDONESIATin

PT Bangka Kudai Tin

Outreach

INDONESIATin

PT Bangka Prima Tin

Compliant

INDONESIATin

PT Bangka Timah Utama Sejahtera

Outreach

INDONESIATin

PT Bangka Tin Industry

Compliant

INDONESIA

Tin

PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera

Compliant

INDONESIATin

PT BilliTin Makmur LestariCompliant

INDONESIATin

PT Bukit Timah

Compliant

INDONESIATin

PT Cipta Persada Mulia

Compliant

INDONESIATin

PT DS Jaya Abadi

Compliant

INDONESIATin

PT Eunindo Usaha Mandiri

Compliant

INDONESIATin

PT Fang Di MulTindo

Outreach

INDONESIATin

PT Inti Stania Prima

Compliant

INDONESIATin

PT Justindo

Compliant

INDONESIATin

PT Karimun Mining

Outreach

INDONESIATin

PT Mitra Stania Prima

Compliant

INDONESIATin

PT Panca Mega Persada

Compliant

INDONESIA
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Smelter NamePT Pelat Timah Nusantara Tbk

Status*OutreachCountry
INDONESIA

Tin
Tin

PT Prima Timah Utama
PT Refined Bangka Tin

CompliantCompliant

INDONESIAINDONESIATin

PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa

Compliant

INDONESIATin

PT Seirama Tin Investment

Outreach

INDONESIA

Tin

PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa

Compliant

INDONESIATin

PT Sukses Inti Makmur

Compliant

INDONESIATin

PT Sumber Jaya Indah

Compliant

INDONESIATin

PT Timah (Persero) Tbk KundurCompliant

INDONESIATin

PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Mentok

Compliant

INDONESIATin

PT Tinindo Inter Nusa

Compliant

INDONESIATin

PT Tirus Putra Mandiri

Outreach

INDONESIATin

PT Tommy Utama

Compliant

INDONESIATin

PT Wahana Perkit Jaya

Compliant

INDONESIA

Tin

Resind Indústria e Comércio Ltda.

Compliant

BRAZILTin

Rui Da Hung

Compliant

TAIWAN

Tin

Soft Metais Ltda.

Compliant

BRAZILTin

Thaisarco

Compliant

THAILANDTin

Tuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company

Participating

VIET NAM

Tin

VQB Mineral and Trading Group JSC

Compliant

VIET NAM

Tin

White Solder Metalurgia e Mineração Ltda.

Compliant

BRAZILTin

Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.

Participating

CHINA

Tin

Yunnan Tin Group (Holding) Company Limited

Compliant

CHINA

Tungsten

A.L.M.T. TUNGSTEN Corp.

CompliantJAPAN

Tungsten

Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.

Compliant

VIET NAM

Tungsten

Chenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

TungstenChongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

TungstenDayu Jincheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.

Participating

CHINA

TungstenDayu Weiliang Tungsten Co., Ltd.

Participating

CHINA

Tungsten

Fujian Jinxin Tungsten Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

TungstenGanxian Shirui New Material Co., Ltd.

Outreach

CHINA

TungstenGanzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

TungstenGanzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

TungstenGanzhou Non-ferrous Metals Smelting Co., Ltd.

Participating

CHINA

TungstenGanzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

TungstenGanzhou Yatai Tungsten Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Tungsten

Global Tungsten & Powders Corp.

Compliant

UNITED STATES

Tungsten

Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Tungsten

H.C. Starck GmbH

Compliant

GERMANY

Tungsten

H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co.KG

Compliant

GERMANY

Tungsten

Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA
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Tungsten

Hunan Chuangda Vanadium Tungsten Co., Ltd. Wuji

Compliant

CHINA

Tungsten

Hunan Chuangda Vanadium Tungsten Co., Ltd. Yanglin

Participating

CHINA

Tungsten

Hunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

TungstenHydrometallurg, JSC

Compliant

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

TungstenJapan New Metals Co., Ltd.

CompliantJAPAN

Tungsten

Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.

Participating

CHINA

Tungsten

Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Tungsten

Jiangxi Minmetals Gao'an Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.

Outreach

CHINA

Tungsten

Jiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd.

Participating

CHINA

Tungsten

Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.

Participating

CHINA

Tungsten

Jiangxi Xiushui Xianggan Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Tungsten

Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd.

Participating

CHINA

Tungsten

Kennametal Fallon

Participating

UNITED STATES

Tungsten

Kennametal HuntsvilleCompliant

UNITED STATES

Tungsten

Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Tungsten

Niagara Refining LLC

Compliant

UNITED STATES

Tungsten

Nui Phao H.C. Starck Tungsten Chemicals Manufacturing LLC

Compliant

VIET NAM

TungstenPobedit, JSC

Participating

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Tungsten

Sanher Tungsten Vietnam Co., Ltd.

Participating

VIET NAM

Tungsten

Tejing (Vietnam) Tungsten Co., Ltd.

Compliant

VIET NAM

Tungsten

Vietnam Youngsun Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.

Compliant

VIET NAM

Tungsten

Wolfram Bergbau und Hütten AG

Compliant

AUSTRIA

Tungsten

Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Tungsten

Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Tungsten

Xinhai Rendan Shaoguan Tungsten Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Countries of origin for the minerals processed by these smelters may include:Gold

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Côte
D’Ivoire, Czech Republic, Djibouti, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Guyana, Hungary, India,
Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Laos, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mongolia,
Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, Nigeria, Peru, Portugal, Russia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, South
Korea, Spain, Suriname, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam,
Zimbabwe, and recycled or scrap sources

Tantalum

Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Central African
Republic, Chile, China, Colombia, Côte D’Ivoire, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti,
Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Guyana, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Japan,
Kazakhstan, Kenya, Laos, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia,
Netherlands, Nigeria, Peru, Portugal, Republic of Congo, Russia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia,
South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Suriname, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda,
United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and recycled or scrap sources

Tin

Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Central African
Republic, Chile, China, Colombia, Côte D’Ivoire, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti,
Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Guyana, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Japan,
Kazakhstan, Kenya, Laos, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia,
Netherlands, Nigeria, Peru, Portugal, Republic of Congo, Russia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia,
South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Suriname, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda,
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United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and recycled or scrap sources
Tungsten

Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Central African
Republic, Chile, China, Colombia, Côte D’Ivoire, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti,
Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Guyana, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Japan,
Kazakhstan, Laos, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, Nigeria,
Peru, Portugal, Republic of Congo, Russia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, South Korea, South
Sudan, Spain, Suriname, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States,
Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and recycled or scrap sources18